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Bertrand Russell - A spoken word is a process in the...
A spoken word is a process in the physical world, having an essential time-order; a written word is a series of pieces of matter, having an essential space-order. (Bertrand Russell)

A spoken word is a process in the physical world, having an essential time-order; a written word is a series of pieces of matter, having an essential space-order.

Bertrand Russell

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